4-274-177 (1998). HOWARD BEALL.

• Case Date: November 13, 1998
• Court: Colorado

Colorado Workers Compensation 1998. 4-274-177 (1998). HOWARD BEALL INDUSTRIAL CLAIM APPEALS OFFICEIN THE MATTER OF THE CLAIM OF HOWARD BEALL, Claimant, v. ADAMS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1, Employer, and SELF-INSURED, Insurer, Respondent.W. C. No. 4-274-177FINAL ORDER The pro se claimant seeks review of an order of Chief Administrative Law Judge Felter (ALJ), dated August 12, 1998. We affirm. The claimant suffered a work-related low back injury on October 31, 1995. The respondent admitted liability for medical benefits. On February 27, 1996, the respondent filed a Final Admission of Liability which denied liability for permanent partial disability benefits. The claimant objected to the Final Admission, and underwent a Division-sponsored independent medical examination by Dr. Olsen. The ALJ found that on January 30, 1998, Dr. Olsen opined that the claimant had not sustained any permanent impairment from the October 1995 injury. Based upon Dr. Olsen's opinions, the ALJ approved the respondent's Final Admission of Liability and denied the claimant's request for medical impairment benefits. The claimant timely appealed the ALJ's order. The claimant's Petition to Review alleges that his lawyer forgot to file an entry of appearance and that the lawyer did nothing on the case. The claimant also contends that during the hearing on July 16, 1998, he informed the ALJ of a 5 percent permanent disability rating he received from an accident in the "early `80's." The claimant alleges that the ALJ erroneously failed to mention the prior rating in the order, but has not made any other arguments in support of the Petition to Review. Our authority to review the ALJ's order is defined in § 8-43-301(8), C.R.S. 1998. That statute precludes us from disturbing the ALJ's order unless the ALJ's findings of fact are insufficient to permit appellate review, the ALJ has not resolved conflicts in the evidence, the record does not support the ALJ's findings, the findings do not support the order, or the order is not supported by the...